This order cancels a previous tariff concession—a special import tax break—for specific industrial cooling equipment.
What it does
- Revokes Tariff Concession Order 0919527, granted on 4 September 2009
- Removes the duty-free or reduced-duty status for evaporative coolers used in gas turbine intake systems
Who it affects
- Importers of programmable logic-controlled evaporative cooling systems for gas turbines (customs classification 8479.60.00)
- Specifically equipment that includes water tanks, valves, strainers, switches, sensors and gauges
Why it matters
- This equipment will now attract standard customs duties instead of the concessional rate
- Increases import costs for these specific industrial components, typically used in power generation or heavy industry
The revocation took effect on 17 December 2009.